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The state cf Fbrida murdered Robert C:
lestwcclL
Oh, they went through tht IeaUges. Aa fcv
vcstislScn, an arrest, a prosecution, a defense and &
conviction by a jury.
But when you strip awsythe lealilu and ptit the
act ia it's perspective the net result is deer: the state
cf Florida took the Lfe cf a hurnaa bclnj.
Ythatfs the jsriffireiisa cf carlial punishment?
Proponents cf this form cf punl:hreen: are frJ cf
sis Thai cay w3 nr.tr O trjtcdy r ;:l
Well that's quite true. Ko ens can sre 1 h that
leic Cut that dossal step someone else ta sln3
cut ca the streets cad deir.; the tins thir
V.TJeh briars us to cos cf the greatest f- 'rfca ia
the argument ia favor cf capital punishment The -death
penally acts as a deterrent to potential
murderers. This argument is, ia a wcrd, nonsense.
. A study mads by criminologist Thornton ScHia cf
the hemocide rates ia Ilkhiiaxi, Ohio aad Indiana
gives vhid proof cf this.
Michigan has cot had the death penalty since
184S but both Ohio aad Indiana have seen Z& to
employ it as a populating control device.
- - SeHms study shows that the hemocide rates cf
the three states were about the nr.e from 1C20 to
l&SL la the 10 yars aSer that the rate ia lUchisa
showed a dramatic rise over those ia Ohio aad
Indiana.
Ah vrvn rv. tit it mves it'i a deterrent tec
lchiea, wii no death penalty, had a higher hca
ccide rate than the states that did employ the death
Ret this tat really the case since both Indiana
end Ohio had almost stopped executions from ItZO
to 1C74. (There were a total cfciht executions ia
both states ia there years.) -
The fact is most murders are committed ca the
spur cf the moment. Elllsrs dont step aad think
ttozl the act theyre shout to commit arjmcre than
rfe ircnlc Cict about this Is that, for the murderer
t.Ilo dots stop to think out his crime, the chances
are excellent thrt he Treat be casL
The brloa cf cszchrd murdsrs cosustea cy
A rri r tffmenv to this.
r!-t ths rr.crt fecrtnnt cuestica dealirtrith the
death penalty is the moral Question. People have
wretlsd with this Question for many ytzm Let ha
been unahle to come up with aa answer.
Cut ach yourself this: lloxt caa a society teach its
chUdxea that taMng a human Us b wrcr.3 and then
turn around and do the exact opposes of what it
preaches to its chSdren? -
Thehypocxiry cfthis attitude touches everyone in
society. and must be dealt with before we can
become a trujy democratic society.
curityin both consistency, change
Two basic human needs are the needs for security
and for a meaning in life Unfortunately, these needs
are often in conflict though this need not always be
the case.
- In the area of personality, the need for security
manifests itself in the seemingly dull and unimagin
ative person who merery continues his dairy routine
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year after year. The need for a meaning in life manif
ests itself in the person who seeks mental, emotional
or spiritual stimulation through a process of
discovery.
Much of humanity falls into the former category.
In order to understand this, we need to truly appre
ciate the consequences cf what it is like to be with
out security. -
Picture yourself EL You probably have alcved one
to take care of you. Now picture the same scenario
in an unfamiliar city in which you know no one.
Further stm, picture yourself without any money.
Imane yourself sick and living cn the streets. .
This is a picture cf the void. The starkness cf this
void & what prompts most of us to accept the aocur
iry cf consistency or regularity ia our lires and to
ferep thoughts cf change or excitement.
In the area cf politics, the EecdforsecurmaziT-
cots itself in coneervatieta. The tendency here is the
same as with personality let us stick with what
we have and what b assured." The basic motivation
also b the same fear cf the void.
In politics, the need for a meaning ia life iaaniTests
itself in the activities cf those croups which try to
create a better political
In both personality and politics, true harmony
and contentment can only be achieved if both the
need for security and the need for a meaning in life
are taken into accounts i
As individuals, this m?ans rre need to pursue both
consistency and char.2 in our lhts. Erratic, hepha
zard change can often be meaninleos because it
lacks direction. Change should thus be grounded ia
a consistency of purpose.
Conversely, what we shcrt-rihtedly pcrche as
security may only be a temporary security. True
security thus necessitates a wZInness to discover
alternatives and to change.
Similarly, in pclllies, we need to apprcciste the
value cf what exists and to bufd upon that in crder
to create both a mere meaningful and more secure
society. This also invchrs3 fcsriaj alons-ranevhiea
of what security realty b and the factors that con
tribute to iL
. In both personality and polities, therefore, any
-radical attempt for rr.ear:rl change must be
fTounded in the ccns'smtl'Te desire for security.
CimlLsr, these cf us t:ha zlz2 security above aJ
the -II see honr change caa result ia both a dlTTrrent
1372 and a higher ievd cf secury ia cur personal
end pclltleal lives.
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Halls need polling booths
If you were to walk into the cHlee cf the Residence
Hall Association in Keihardt residence Center you
would find, cf all things, a war bulletin posted on the
wall It seems that HllA has facetiously declared war
cn the "Emp ire cfAU?r because cf the Association .
" cf Ctuderts cfthe Univcsriry cf Kelrasha's decision
to remove i pclinj places for next year's elections
from the residence hallx
It's all in good humor, sure, but behind it all lies
the strong sentiment that ASUN no Lsr.-sr desires to
serve the needs cf unhtrs-ty residence hall resi
dents. The closing of a few pcllirs places may seem a
trivial thin but for the 4,G7G dry campus students
who will cow have to vote ia the Nebraska Union
rather than their own food service it's not a laughing
matter.7hat makes it worse b tJZUll took its action
without any discussion with the ccnccmed hall
Covcmments cf EHA.
The mot time ASUN sTlrmati took a stand on
'"any residence hal bsise wo Czzizz tl s elections .
earlier this year. And cvra thrs & wo the ACTION
Party, not the ASUN Senate, tLzl zzl:2 cut on the
narper-2khramm-mith raHrc3 crer'ir problem. ,
EUIl. Edwards
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Fundamentalist leaders cry, 'lei my people go9
Anti-ceirtificatioii battle worthwjhffle
It should be dear by nowthat Lcuis
vCj's Faith On
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li w duff ii'iimri' m f m r& "JWter-aji. wmi tm a i t m It i ill m' ni A
Iztts cn. teacher ccrtiZcata to be a
tfjuii CrniaTSal. Cf CliTyf Criwi. O Z '. Jjjf
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hi , tnto,ad ie Xnco la Mar. ls" can
bwfe cn us tf tofcey j'wnn ..t, but t.ner cat
ce rre ix"irsttal is one cf the lesZsrs cl
Md w fcn" if "r 1 1 "' " 'aiiJtiinn.Miiiimj. n mn tvtm miiimh mi i -mi
n .immii jrj
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to escape arrest. CZrvea himself was
jaCed for four months after he per-
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primary and secondary school
teachers to be ccrtined by the state, a
mw-m iWB- f " x ir-t ww tt
attenrj ccZee for several years.
fciMuta -sajlj Jww' fir's' wwJIS jLwiumfl .if-IIO. r.niiiiiS Urntn
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.i tL.- . .n -hoel are
and used phone campans to reach '
state senators, the state education
director, and the ude (named
Eons:iIleccan,ir.e:ientcI!y)whoe:r.t
seven cf them to j il
Cem2 cf the ielitcrs called the
phona caHj harrassment, and the
phone campaign has since been
CUS o aj uizx csccss so fir.
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lcnty cstrjetrs in a manner which
very much belongs in letimata and
vehement political protest. Faith
Citia Echcal leaders c-cte Hoecs
to sej, Txt my people fs,- ar.d Lnx
thcr CTm eTcrt to & tradon cf ch a
disctedlence cf great importance in
Tl;e cIn-STrs cf the Fch Chris'a
Ciurch and cf CIr.'en's hems has n
e.ct c:t; iceer.j Cred tl;e e.r::n
C:t!j the rerr wlds cf a cer
crnr.:il7cr.2 cf Ce men lajil Co
c i.-3 ten no iuru:.rr ccc
" the Rev. Grt3 DIzc3 cf miosis, another
school leder ia C;it,j c.Vr.:nee told
The Star. Tlr.cs W3 ti". ro coopera
tlen from the a:::h:-:.:;I-.3 cd since
they have iaucd at e-,.l mocked
u,3, we"e had to crc"": - cur own
C?"T9f"t f frf.-...
Indeed, most tr.;:rjs ia Ce Louis
ville campsi heve ccrr.2 ia reaction
to a covemment cn-Zr. 1 to tude at
all ia its Ircreld ad rr;cr meaning
IwwS standard. (lo ether than re-
brasha retires certincetlen, and
ether ctats have hi .2 t-rZzr laws ,
. ruied unccn't-iuties'.si) l.s cne has
.harrcsced tl.rer:: -!:t,CsT.DIXer--reyre
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